Afghanistan: Indian Consulate in Herat attacked

Updated on May 23, 2014 3:38 pm

Gunmen armed with heavy weapons including rocket propelled grenades today attacked the Indian Consulate in Afghanistan's Herat province during which three attackers were killed, top Indian officials said. All the diplomatic staff were safe. (Source: AP)

Three gunmen were killed, one by ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) and two by Afghan police, out of four attackers who struck the Consulate which houses two buildings, Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan Amar Sinha said. (Source: AP)

In a pre-dawn assault, the gunmen attacked the building which houses the residence of Consulate General, Sinha said, adding that there were nine Indians in the mission apart from local Afghans. (Source: AP)

One attacker was killed while climbing the wall to enter the premises of the consulate, Sinha said. (Source: AP)

Afghan police officials earlier said gunmen armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades opened fire on the consulate early this morning from a nearby home. One attacker is still firing. (Source: AP)